Lit Youngstown: Poetry Writing Workshop for Teens

Poet-in-Residence Manuel Iris offers a poetry writing workshop for teens at The Community Literacy Workforce and Cultural Center on Saturday, April 2nd at 11 am. No experience necessary. All welcome. (Teens only, please.) Free with registration

Manuel Iris is recent Poet Laureate of the City of Cincinnati. He is the author of five books of poetry in Spanish and the bilingual book The Parting Present. He holds a BA in Latin American Literature from the Autonomous University of the Yucatan (Mexico), an MA in Spanish from New Mexico State University, and a PhD in Romance Languages from the University of Cincinnati.

This workshop is part of an Arts Resiliency Initiative funded by the Ohio Arts Council, and Rob Briggs and Alyssa Lenhoff-Briggs.